𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaðar]

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 • (fadar) m

1. (hapax legomenon) father
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Galatians 4:6:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃, 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽: 𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰, 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂!

     aþþan þatei sijuþ jus sunjus gudis, insandida guþ ahman sunaus seinis in hairtōna izwara hrōpjandan: abba, fadar!

     And because ye are sons of God, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father!

Usage notes

Although the cognates of this noun are very commonly used in other Germanic languages, it is attested only once in the entire Gothic corpus, which instead favors 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta) most everywhere.

Declension

Masculine/feminine r-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 fadar	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃 fadrjus
vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 fadar	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃 fadrjus
accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 fadar	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 fadruns
genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐍃 fadrs	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 fadrē
dative	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂 fadr	𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌼 fadrum

Synonyms

• 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta)

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 (fadrein, “parent, forefather, (patri)lineage”)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fadreins, “(patri)lineage, kin”)